The Drifter (84) chords by
Carl Perkins
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Key: B minor•
Verse 1
B
B
2

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He was a drifter,
F#
F#
2

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drifting on from town to town
He was a drifter that put
John
B
B
2

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Brady in the ground
He was a drifter,
F#
F#
2

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true love made him go astray
He was a drifter, now in
Bm
Bm
2

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Yuma he must stay.
The scene was a western barroom,
Em
Em

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F#
F#
2

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the time about sundown.
Bm
Bm
2

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That's when the drifter came to town.
He rode into
Em
Em

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F#
F#
2

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Yuma with his gun
strapped to his side
Looking for
John
Bm
Bm
2

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Brady, the man that took his pride
He walked into the barroom,
F#
F#
2

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but no one knew his name
He spotted old
John
Bm
Bm
2

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Brady in a poker game
They walked outside and a thirsty
F#
F#
2

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crowd began to gather round
Each man took ten paces,
Bm
Bm
2

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but the drifter cut him down
And the marshal took the drifter,
F#
F#
2

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put him in the calypso
His hours they were numbered,
Bm
Bm
2

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till he'd have to face the deuce
Then darkness came to
F#
F#
2

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Yuma and the western town was still
A screamin' leech mob took the
Bm
Bm
2

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drifter and hung him on a hill
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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He was the drifter,
F#
F#
2

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driftin' on from town to town
He was the drifter that put
John
B
B
2

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Brady in the ground
He was a drifter,
F#
F#
2

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true love made him go astray
He was a drifter,
Bm
Bm
2

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now in the old he must stay
you

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